I had a brilliant idea the other night, when talking with some mates about the election and reality TV.

Gather a dozen or so Prime Minister hopefuls and put them in a house in a Queensland amusement park. Televise it, use the standard Big Brother model. Get the house people to do chores: eyebrow clipping, mini-debates, cleaning toilets, conserving water… Introduce some interesting plot elements to rile them up a bit: a terrorist scare in the house to get them alert not alarmed, some kind of medical emergency, budget problems… Make sure to film them fighting with each other and all the standard gossip and backstabbing – but these people are professionals at it, so that will make for great TV.

Every week, vote someone out of the house on national TV. Invite Pauline Hanson to host. The last person left in the house wins a Holden and becomes Prime Minister.